ICC World Cup 2023: Battle of the overlooked
Updated On: 07 October, 2023 08:13 AM IST | New Delhi | Santosh Suri
Underestimated yet determined South Africa and Sri Lanka’s World Cup quest begins today as they face each other in New Delhi; islanders need to shrug off Asia Cup final blues
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South Africa cricketers celebrate during their recent warm-up match against NZ. Pic/Getty Images
Many would consider South Africa and Sri Lanka, who clash at the renovated Kotla here today, are here to complete the numbers. That is far from the truth. Although Sri Lanka are a pale shadow of the legendary team that won the 1996 World Cup, the young team have it in them to leave a mark on the tournament. As for South Africa, they would like to get rid of the “chokers” tag this time.
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